Welcome

Empower Children for Success is a nonprofit organization created to promote the overall healthy development of children within the North Central Massachusetts region by working in collaboration with school systems, childcare providers, government agencies, and other organizations.

Our communities’ children need your help

We want all children to thrive

We envision that all adults who take care of our children in the North Central County have the comprehensive support that they need to be able to effectively care for our children ages zero to twelve for them to thrive.

We also facilitate learning communities based on the needs of parents, child care providers, and other community members to innovate and create positive changes in our community.

Ways to Support Us

Goals for the community

To create training opportunities for childcare providers and parents based on their needs.
To empower parents to learn about their rights and responsibilities.
To make parents aware of the existing gaps in enrollment and school readiness, and of the gaps in the childcare and public school system, which are there due to income level, race/ethnicity, language barriers and lack of cultural awareness.
Promote the idea of a caring community – a community that supports the families of those who need childcare and those that provide it.

Helping families and educators

Empower Children for Success has demonstrated measurable success across multiple initiatives from assistance to families, trauma-informed training for early childhood educators, and guidance and business support for new family child care providers. You can read more in the newest Impact Statement.

Supporting children’s mental health is a priority

Image shows six teddy bears, three to a row. Five are colored shades of brown, the one in the center bottom row is shades of blue. The text reads: one in six children, aged two to eight years has a mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder.

1 in 6 U.S. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year which impacts their education, socialization, productivity and effectiveness in society.

Children’s Mental Health Data

Adults need support too…

1 in 5 U.S. adults are diagnosed with mental illness each year for lack of self-care and support.
50% of all lifetime mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% by age 24
Adult Mental Health by the Numbers

Our Calming Kits project help children regulate emotions

The goal for the Calming Kits project is to help parents teach their children how to regulate their emotions using the Calming Kit. Such kits can be an effective and positive parenting tool for reducing aggression and encouraging better behavior in children.

“I just wanted to let you know that my eight-year-old son loves your Calming Kit. It’s super helpful on a long car ride, appointment I need to take him on, doctor appointment when he’s nervous, supermarkets, and everywhere else that is overstimulating for him.” -Parent

Empower Children for Success has again received the highest level of recognition for transparency from Candid.org. The award recognizes our commitment to publicly sharing our goals and our impact. Learn more about us on Candid.org.